Chapter 87: The All-Star Storm

Looking at the score on the big screen live, Phil. Jackson sighed. 109-100, the away team in front, the home team in the back. The Lakers led the entire game, only to capsize in the final minutes. Moreover, it is still planted on a rookie.

At this time, the "Zen Master" saw Carlisle, who was about to celebrate with the players, suddenly stopped and walked towards him. This guy also quickly adjusted his expression and rushed towards Carlisle.

"Played well, coach.??" Although he lost, the Zen master still kept a smile on his face.?? It was not easy to get my expression back to normal in such a short period of time.

"Thank you for the compliment, Phil.??" Carlisle didn't say anything harsh, there are only a few teams and coaches in the NBA league. If you don't look up and don't see you down, it's not good if the relationship is stiff. And today the Mavericks also took away the victory from Staples, so there is no need to get cheap and sell well.

"Uh-huh......" Phil. Jackson nodded slightly, then turned to leave. When the "Zen Master" turned around, the extremely official smile on his face disappeared completely

Before this game, Phil. Jackson had been thinking about a question. Will the Dallas Mavericks be a threat on their way to a three-peat?

Now, the Zen master has the answer. - Yes, the Mavericks are already a threat!

Watching the Zen master drag his steps into the players' tunnel, Carlisle on the sidelines turned his head to look at the players who were still celebrating their victory.

Yiyang's guy was still surrounded by his teammates in the center, and his stupid appearance made Carlisle smile uncontrollably.

Is a three-point shot something that can be practiced overnight? Of course it can't be, if that's the case, none of the league's three-point shooters are worth anything. Carlisle also believes that if the Mavericks and Lakers are allowed to play another game, it will be difficult for Yiyang to play the same three-point performance again.

But this guy's persistence and sweat and his desire to win the game at least paid off a little bit today. I heard Dirk say that the night he lost to the Grizzlies, Yiyang practiced three points and practiced until midnight, this kind of guy can't succeed, who else can be?

As for how Yiyang threw those damn three-pointers in today, it doesn't matter anymore. Importantly,?? Yiyang made a real hero, The One!

"Well done, boy!" Carlisle said this to himself, and walked towards the players' tunnel. He didn't bother the emotional players, just let them enjoy the victory these times.

"25 points, 10 assists, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block, 62.5% three-point shooting, 66.7% overall shooting rate, and 87.5% true shooting rate! No, don't get me wrong. This is not Kobe's stats, but the performance that Yi showed today! There is no doubt that this rookie has become the undisputed protagonist of Staples today! Van Gundy looked at Yiyang's data and announced the jaw-dropping numbers with a smile. He didn't look away, and this Chinese defender, like Yao Ming back then, can always surprise people.

"It's no accident that he's putting on a performance like this, Jeff. This is the last six consecutive games in which he has scored 20 points, and he has been in good form during this time. If Dirk can adjust quickly, then the Mavericks will be the unstoppable Mavericks again. "Mike. Brin has been amazed by the Lakers' strong control of the court, but the defending champion in the final moment became the background for the Mavericks and Yiyang to stage a magical comeback.

On the field, the players have finished being interviewed by reporters, and everyone is walking towards the players' tunnel one after another. Yiyang was also about to leave, but he saw the guy in the No. 24 jersey at the other end of the stadium waving at him.

It is clear that the commander of the Purple and Gold Legion is waiting for him!

"I finally know why Dwayne compliments you so much, you're playing really well, boy." This ferocious paranoid on the court showed an easy smile at the moment, and Bryant cut a double-double of 21 points, 10 assists and 4 rebounds today, and the shooting rate was as high as 55%. But compared with Yiyang, it is still inferior.

Although Kobe Bryant's low desire to score today is one of the reasons why he only scored 21 points, but losing is losing, and the Black Mamba never makes excuses for himself.

"We'll play each other more often in the future, but don't let me down." After Kobe finished speaking, he patted Yiyang on the shoulder and was about to leave. But as soon as he took a step, Kobe Bryant turned around again.

"I'll ask someone to send my personal number to your manager and keep in touch in the future. Hey, be cheerful, you talk too little on the pitch, man! After saying that this time, Kobe Bryant really left.

Yiyang froze in place, he couldn't believe that he had just talked face-to-face with his childhood idol, and that he had defeated him.

But soon, Yiyang disappeared from the court with a sense of satisfaction. First Wade, now Kobe...... It's getting more and more fun to play in this league.

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Los Angeles and Staples may be just basketball courts for Yiyang. But to the world, that place is a big show. If you shine in Los Angeles with the way you play basketball, then the whole world will know your name.

led the Mavericks to complete the comeback in Los Angeles and beat Kobe Bryant in statistics, such a rookie suddenly broke into people's field of vision, which naturally greatly improved Yiyang's commercial value.

But this guy who has never had any lace news has made many people drool over this guy with great commercial value.

In the news newspapers, the article about how good Yiyang performed last night has already made people want to vomit. And the news outside the field in Yiyang is nothing more than reporters hyping up the relationship between him and Vignarie. But the two are busy with their own games at this stage, and there is no intersection at all, so this kind of news is not convincing.

That said, after that battle in Los Angeles, all the media is confident in the Mavericks again. As everyone knows, when the Mavericks lost to the Grizzlies a few days ago, this group of people was also the most scolded.

Just one day after the victory over the Lakers, the Mavericks met the Detroit Pistons again at home.

In this game, Nowitzki finally came to his senses, scoring a game-high 32 points. Under his leadership, the Mavericks also easily eliminated this iron-blooded team that was no longer brilliant with a huge score difference of 103 to 89 and 14 points.

Because Nowitzki accounted for a lot of shots, Yiyang "only" scored 18 points today, but also had 11 assists.

Although the Mavericks' opponent in this game is not strong, after seeing the power of Nowitzki and Yiyang's recombination, the entire league seems to be shrouded in the shadow of the Dallas Cowboys.

The Mavericks, who won 12 straight games in one fell swoop and can defeat the Spurs, Heat and Thunder in a row, are back!

The media was touting the Mavericks again, and they were close to hand-awarding the O'Brien Cup to Cuban.

But a day later, the Mavericks, who went to Chicago to play on the road back-to-back, put on another jaw-dropping performance.

The Bulls have been in a great season this season, with a 28-14 record that consistently tops the top three in the East. And the team's hopeful star Derek. Rose's performance also made him unexpectedly ranked third in the MVP rankings!

This match was arguably the most important game of the day, and ESPN even selected it as the national broadcast game.

However, during the game, the fans saw endless iron, inefficient attacks and extremely ugly scenes.

Nowitzki, who had a good performance in the previous game, dropped the chain again today, scoring 16 points, but his shooting percentage dropped back to 37%.

As for Yiyang and Derek. The duel between Ross is also the drowsy people who watch.

Rose took 28 shots, but he only hit 9 goals under Yiyang's defense. Rose's game-high 26 points were completely stacked by his shots.

Yiyang is not as prodigal as Rose, but Rose's defense also makes Yiyang have no scoring performance. Ross shot blindly, and Yiyang simply didn't shoot if he didn't have a chance. With 14 points and 8 assists, Yiyang's play is definitely not satisfactory.

It was a game full of disappointments, and the final score was also outrageously low. 77-82, the Mavericks scored below 80 for the second time this season, and naturally lost this extremely ugly matchup.

The Mavericks are the ones who will surprise you when you don't have any hope for it, and make you want to throw the best compliments at them. For example, Yiyang's comeback at Staples, such as Nowitzki's 32 points against the Pistons.

But if you do, you'll soon regret it, because the Mavericks' performance will make you gnash your teeth with anger. For example, this game made the media once again turn their guns on this Texas powerhouse.

By the time the regular season progressed, the players' fitness reserves were on the verge of depletion, and the enthusiasm at the beginning of the season was gradually fading, and it was normal for the team's results to fluctuate.

But now Carlisle doesn't have time to deal with these issues, everyone is a professional player, how to stabilize their form, only the players themselves can adjust.

Just one day after the aggrieved loss to the Bulls, the Mavericks flew to New Jersey non-stop, relying on Nowitzki's stunner in the last 6 seconds to get through the danger.

And two days later, when people were losing faith in the Mavericks, they beat the Clippers at home without giving Griffin any face.

In this game, Griffin scored 22 points and 11 rebounds, while Yiyang scored 23 points, 11 assists and a steal. Judging from the data, the two sides seem to be evenly matched, but in terms of efficiency, Yiyang's outside line is even higher than Griffin's inside. This game also allowed Yiyang to prove to the outside world why he has been able to dominate the top of the official rookie rankings.

After this big win, the Mavericks seemed to be relieved again. In the next two games against the Rockets and Hawks, the Mavericks won as expected, and the performances of Yiyang and Nowitzki were no more surprises.

At this point, the time has come to January 29. Despite the bumpy January, the Mavericks weren't doing as well as the string of wins in December. But at least Carlisle can breathe a sigh of relief now that the team is finally recovering from the chaos and getting back on track.

After the All-Star Weekend in February, teams will begin to sprint. Now Carlisle can only hope that the Mavericks can move forward steadily before the All-Star weekend and not be bothered by injuries and other surprises.

Speaking of All-Star Weekend, there have been a lot of topics about Yiyang and Wall recently.

Yesterday, the NBA officially announced the selection of East and West All-Star players. Clippers champion Blake. Griffin became the brainchild of the press, and people were expecting him to perform in the Slam Dunk Contest and the All-Star Game.

But Griffin wasn't the only rookie to be selected for the All-Star Game this year, as Yiyang unexpectedly beat Delon to become a member of the Western Conference All-Star team.

And this year's champion John. Wall, but he didn't even touch the edge of the Eastern Conference All-Star team.

Because of this, the topic of who is the best defender of this rookie has spread again recently.

Coincidentally, at this juncture, two defenders on the cusp of the storm will really meet.

On Jan. 31, the Mavericks' final game of January, they will host the Washington Wizards.

Presumably, whether it is Yiyang or Wall, these two young people must have been gearing up for a long time......